Soro (album)

1987 studio album by Salif Keita

Soro

Studio album by

Salif Keita

Released| December 14, 1987
Studio| Studio Harry Son
Genre| Afro-pop
Length| 37:45
Language| malinké
Label| Mango
Producer| Ibrahima Sylla (executive producer), Francois Breant
Salif Keita chronology
|  | Soro
(1987)  | Ko-Yan
(1989)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
The Village Voice| B[2]

Soro is the 1987 debut album by Malian Afro-pop artist Salif Keita. The album marks the music of his first period.[3] It was executive produced by Ibrahima Sylla.[4]

## Track listing

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1. “Wamba” (Keita) – 4:46
2. “Soro (Afrika)” (Keita) – 9:52
3. “Souareba” (Keita) – 4:39
4. “Sina (Soumbouya)” (Keita) – 4:45
5. “Cono” (Keita) – 6:00
6. “Sagni Kegniba” (Keita) – 7:44

## Sina

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Keita sings "Sina" for his father who never wanted him to become a singer. Traditionally the caste of griots sing, not a Keita who belongs to the caste of princes, a descendant of Sundiata Keita.

## References

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1. ^ Soro at AllMusic
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 23, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
3. ^ La chasse traditionnelle en Afrique de l'Ouest Ministère de la culture Mali - 2001 Page 231 "Ainsi, quand on regarde l'évolution artistique de Salif Keïta, on peut distinguer deux principales périodes: la période ... C'est ainsi que sur l'album Soro de 1987,— seuil important auquel se concrétise cette mutation artistique de Salif Keïta"
4. ^ Jeune Afrique L'intelligent Groupe Jeune Afrique - 2004 -- Numéros 2283 à 2293 - Page 95 "Ibrahima Sylla, le grand gourou à'Africando et producteur de « Soro », œuvre fondatrice de la carrière internationale de Salif Keïta, a réuni avec subtilité la crème de cette expression artistique qui remonte au XIIIe siècle dans Mandekalou, qui ..."

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Salif Keita

Studio albums|

* Mandjou (1978)
* Seydou Bathili (1982)
* Soro (1987)
* Ko-Yan (1989)
* Amen (1991)
* Folon (1995)
* Papa (1999)
* Moffou (2002)
* M'Bemba (2005)
* La Différence (2009)
* Talé (2013)
* Un Autre Blanc (2018)

Singles|

* "Madan" (with Martin Solveig, 2003)

Related|

* Nantenin Keïta
* Rail Band

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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